A superb chip from Brett Emerton secured a 2-1 victory for Sydney FC over 10-man Perth at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday evening.

The Glory dominated the game for almost an hour and deserved more than the one-goal advantage they held thanks to Travis Dodd's superb opener.

The game swung on Steve Pantelidis' 58th minute sending off for a tug on Emerton when the Australian international was through on goal inside the penalty area.

On his 800th career appearance, Alessandro Del Piero scored his third goal of the season from the spot, shooting in off the left-hand goalpost.

The non-award of a penalty at the other end, when the ball struck Rhyan Grant's hand in the area from close range, infuriated the Perth players and Sydney FC boss Ian Crook admitted his side was fortunate to get both decisions go their way.

"I thought ours was a penalty and theirs was a penalty," Crook told Grandstand.

The Glory were the makers of their own demise as Danny Vukovic rolled the ball out to Liam Miller under pressure and after Grant closed him down, the ball fell for Emerton who delightfully clipped the ball over the Glory keeper.

This strike was almost the equal of the Perth opener which saw Dodd collect the ball 10 yards inside the Sydney half on the right touchline before slaloming past two Sydney defenders and slotting the ball home with his left foot.

Despite being a man down, the Glory pushed hard for an equaliser in the closing stages and felt they should have had a penalty in the closing stages.

The result moves Sydney FC up to sixth position in the ladder, with six points, level with Perth.

"There were a lot of people writing us off after two losses," Crook said.

"I don't want it on the flipside people thinking because of the wins, we're going to go flying ahead.

"This was the fourth different side we've had to put out on.

"You're going to get better the more you play with each other."

Del Piero appeared angry coming off the field at full time, but Crook insisted this was due to the high standards the Juventus legend has, adding that he hopes this rubs off on the rest of his players.

"It certainly wasn't directed at the coaching staff," he said.

"It was about us being better as a team and better in certain situations. That's what makes him the player he is. Not being satisfied with just winning."

Glory boss Ian Ferguson unsurprisingly pointed to the penalty and send-off as the match's turning point.

"That was the turning-point in the game," Ferguson said.

"To get a sucker blow from a penalty and the man sent off from it. It's tough to recover from that. It can turn in a heartbeat.

"It's like a rollercoaster ride. There were times I was very happy. There were times I was very comfortable.

"Then there were the silly mistakes we make that gift goals to Sydney (and) we need to be more ruthless in front of goal."

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